I want an anemone

[sunlooper]

I have a 14 gallon with a premium clown that’s on the smaller side, and one fire shrimp.
My parameters are “stable” but tbh I need to get better testing equipment.
Does anyone know how I can keep anemone in such a small tank?
If possible, which one? (I use TM Reef Crystals )

 

[MossyFroggyLove]

Nice tank. How long has it been up for? Your tank needs to be really stable and mature before you get a nem. I have great success with my long tentacle but they can grow kind of big. I mean mine is about 4-6 inches, but i have seen 12+inch ones at my lfs. You should also have decent lighting. I keep mine at around 180 par, but i'd say at least 200 par. Mine just moved to a lower light section. But really, i think some nem experts(i am no expert) should chip in their opinions.

 

[Fishy888]

Bubble tip anemones are probably the easiest ones to keep. Rock flower anemones are close behind. For someone new to reef keeping I’d suggest waiting 6 to 8 months. How long have you had your tank set up?

Obviously, in a 14 gallon cube I wouldn’t put the larger nems like ritteri or large carpet anemones for instance. BTAs can get up to 12 inches in diameter but they usually stay smaller than that. Maxi-Mini carpet anemones are usually 6 inches in diameter fully grown so they could work. They’re colorful and much more hardy than the giant carpet anemones. Rock flower anemones are colorful too and stay fairly small too.

 

[MossyFroggyLove]

Bubble tip anemones are probably the easiest ones to keep. Rock flower anemones are close behind. For someone new to reef keeping I’d suggest waiting 6 to 8 months. How long have you had your tank set up?

Obviously, in a 14 gallon cube I wouldn’t put the larger nems like ritteri or large carpet anemones for instance. BTAs can get up to 12 inches in diameter but they usually stay smaller than that. Maxi-Mini carpet anemones are usually 6 inches in diameter fully grown so they could work. They’re colorful and much more hardy than the giant carpet anemones. Rock flower anemones are colorful too and stay fairly small too.

I knew someone had a better idea. Though i thougt GBTAs are infamous for suddenly dying, or am i wrong? I mean my lfs only keeps RBTAs instead of GBTAs. And also, my GBTA suddenly died last time. Which was why i tried with LTA. But BTAs do usually stay small as what Fishy888 said. I have never seen a BTA larger than 8 inches.

 

[rowenaad]

I've seen huge btas in LFS or YT, but you can just cut it in half to "frag" it. I also find them to be very hardy went thru param and salinity roller coasts....until a year of dino outbreak eventually killed it.

 

[Mark Goode]

I added a small red BTA to my tank about two years ago. It's turned into four large ones.

 

[Boehmtown]

My buddy has had a 10 gallon anemone tank with bta for years, the rainbows and widows tend to stay small

 

[Gumbies R Us]

It’s definitely possible to keep an anemone in your tank. The main thing is to have stable parameters, good flow and good lightning. I will say with the little amount of rock you have, the anemone is going to take a lot of real estate, so you might be limited on corals in the future